Hefei

He·fei
H4E1F4E1I1

proper noun

A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China.

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LuchowLuzhou
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ho-fei · alternative Hofei

  1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China.

    Some 10,000 people took the streets in the eastern city of Hefei this week in what appears to have been the largest student demonstration since the Tiananmen Square human rights protests of 1989.

    2003 January 9, Joseph Kahn, “Huge Demonstration in China, but Subject Is Traffic Safety”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2021, World
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    The other case, surnamed Zhang, was in close contact with Li during a training class Li led in the city of Luan, near Anhui's provincial capital Hefei, Xinhua reported.[…] Two areas in Luan city and one part of Feixi county were declared "medium-risk" regions by local authorities in response to the cases. State media reported mass testing being carried out in main urban area in Luan and some areas in Hefei.

    2021 May 13, “Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 14 May 2021, Asia Pacific

    The vaccination campaign in the Luyang district of Hefei city is currently operating in an orderly and efficient manner, with all vaccination points running smoothly, thanks in large part to the effective utilization of A.I. technology.

    2021 July 13, “A.I. is Ensuring an Orderly Vaccination in Hefei”, in AP News, PR Newswire, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2021

    Synonyms: Luchow, Luzhou

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Anhui, in central China.

Similar
LuchowLuzhou

Origin

  1. Mandarin合肥
  2. Mandarin合肥
  3. EnglishHefei

Borrowed from Mandarin 合肥 (Héféi).

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Translations

Arabic خِفِي, خِيفِي
  • خِفِي (ḵifī)a prefecture-level city in central China
  • خِيفِي (ḵefī)a prefecture-level city in central China
  • هِيفِي (hefī)a prefecture-level city in central China
Chinese Cantonese 合肥
  • 合肥 (hap⁶ fei⁴)a prefecture-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 合肥
  • 合肥 (Héféi)a prefecture-level city in central China
Hindi हेफ़ेई
  • हेफ़ेई (hefeī)a prefecture-level city in central China
Hungarian Hofej
  • Hofeja prefecture-level city in central China
Japanese 合肥
  • 合肥a prefecture-level city in central China
Korean 허페이, 합비
  • 허페이 (Heopei)a prefecture-level city in central China
  • 합비 (Hapbi)a prefecture-level city in central China
Russian Хэфэ́й
  • Хэфэ́й (Xɛfɛ́j)a prefecture-level city in central China
Urdu ہیفئی
  • ہیفئی (hefeī)a prefecture-level city in central China
Vietnamese Hợp Phì
  • Hợp Phìa prefecture-level city in central China
Cite this entry
APA

Hefei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hefei

MLA

“Hefei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hefei. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hefei,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hefei.

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